IMPORTANT MASSES
- May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday: Devotions 3pm
- May 5, Ordination Mass of Rev Damonn Sypher: St Mary's Cathedral, 7pm.
- May 6, First Friday and Thanksgiving Mass of Rev Sypher, 7pm: Solemn Mass with Adoration and Benediction.
- May 7, First Saturday, 9am: Our Lady's Saturday - Low Mass and Novena to Our Lady.
- May 24, Tuesday, Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians: Sung Mass 7pm
- June 2, Thursday, Feast of the Ascension: Solemn Mass 7pm
- June 3, First Friday, 7pm: Solemn Mass with Adoration and Benediction.
- June 4, First Saturday, 9am: Our Lady's Saturday - Low Mass and Novena to Our Lady.
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- Please continue to pray for our sick: Fr Laurence Gresser, Caroline Caton, Mr Lister, Bev Greenwood, Mrs Julie Murphy, Margaret Joyce, Gaynor Stafford, Fr Anthony Brennan OSB.
- Wedding: May 7 11.30am- Lucy Gresser and Truong Vu Nguyen
- Wedding: May 14 - Elanor Hitchings and Adrian Barr
- Of your charity please pray for the soul of Mr Terry Kennedy: RIP May 6
- Fr Damonn Sypher would like to express his gratitude to all who helped him to the altar and for all who assisted at the Holy Liturgies of Ordination and Thanksgiving Mass. He is offering a Novena of Masses for all those who helped in one way or another.
- The Brazier Family would like to express their gratitude to all who assisted at the Requiem Mass of the late Paul Brazier. Special thanks to the choir members and servers who generously assisted at Rookwood Cemetery.
- Wedding: July 2 - Daniel Nekic and Angela Martens
OUT OF BOUNDS
No-one is allowed on the new pathway between the fountain and the new St Vincent de Paul building.
Please stay on the Chapel side of the fountain.
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TOILETS
Please LOCK the toilets at night. Take care with children and ladies in the area. Make sure you lock the toilet door and return the key.
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OUT OF BOUNDS
No-one is allowed on the new pathway between the fountain and the new St Vincent de Paul building.
Please stay on the Chapel side of the fountain.
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PARKING
NO PARKING in front of the bins or dumpsters or wooden gate. No exceptions.
NO PARKING on Saturdays in the RESERVED car spaces for President or CEO. At other times please leave spaces free for the handicapped.
PLEASE LEAVE TWO SPACES for St Vincent de Paul NIGHT VANS.
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MASS GOERS
Everyone is welcome to Maternal Heart of Mary for Mass. BUT, please remember that we are only guests of the Society of St Vincent de Paul. The Society has kindly lent us the use of the grounds and the chapel. Immediately surrounding our grounds are the elderly retired.
The following rules must be observed by all of us and our invited guests to Mass and other functions llike weddings and baptisms:
- No rubbish to be left on premises
- 15km speed limit within the grounds
- No children to wade in the fountain pool
- Keep right away from the Aged Facilities
- The path beyond the palm tree (along the new office block) is Out of Bounds
- No parking in reserved area for elderly, nor in the night van spaces. Note: the First Two Parking Spaces closest to the Chapel are reserved in the daytime for St Vincent de Paul and for the disabled for Sunday Mass.
- Keep the noise down after evening Mass.
Please inform your friends and one another.
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PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS
FIRST THURSDAYS
Collect: Send, we bessech Thee, O Lord, labourers into Thy vineyard, in order that both the precepts of Thy only-begotten Son may be perpetually observed and that the sacrifice may be everywhere renewed.
Secret: Make perfect the tribute we offer, as a sacrament for the vitality of Thy people, so that ministers, having been increased, in the circling of Thine altar, may bring together prayers and sacrifices to Thee.
Post-Communion: Having been filled with the heavenly mysteries, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that Thou wouldst deign to increase Thy ministers in both number and sanctifying charity.
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Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood of Reverend Damonn Sypher FSSP
Solemn Pontifical Mass will be celebrated by His Eminence, Cardinal George Pell
for the Ordination at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
7.00pm, Thursday, 5th May 2011
(followed by a light supper in the Cathedral Hall)
Carparking is available for the Ordination at the Cathedral Street Carpark
An arrangement has been made with the Carpark to remain open until midnight for those attending the Ordination.
A flat rate of $10.00 applies for those who enter after 5.00pm.
First Mass of Fr Damonn Sypher FSSP
will be offered at Maternal Heart Chapel,
Charles O'Neill Way, off Thomas Street, Lewisham, Sydney
7.00pm, Friday, 6th May 2011
(followed by a reception in the St Thomas Becket parish hall, Thomas St, Lewisham)
Please forward the attached invitation to your family and friends.
Hope you can join us for this joyous occasion!
For further information about the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP) in Australia, please go to Website
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FRATERNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
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PLEASE PRAY FOR FATHER GRESSER
Our chaplain, Fr Gresser FSSP, had a very serious accident on Saturday, the 18th of September. A gas heater blew up while he was lighting it and burnt over 35% of his body. His left arm, right shoulder, chest and face suffered burns of various degrees. He also suffered fire inhalation injuries.
After being placed on the critical list, he made a remarkable recovery, that after six days he can now walk and talk a little.
Fr Gresser needs our prayers, as do his family. Fr Wong and the other FSSP priests in Sydney, and all those parishioners who are closely associated with the administration of the chaplaincy also need your prayers.
Our Lady Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mother of the Church, pray for him.
St Lawrence, pray for him.
[For pastoral emergencies please contact Fr Duncan Wong or one of our priests at Girraween. Fr Aidan Wee will assist Fr Wong. Fr Wong can no longer accept Mass stipends for next three months.]
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Father Gresser is grateful for all your prayers and is praying for all of you. Please keep up the prayers.
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